Chain device



Jan. 12, 1932. M ZABACK 1,841,236

CHAIN DEVIC E Filed June 27, 1930 I NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 12;1932 1533 7 ,1

UNITED E JOHN vn; ZABACK, or BERGEN; -'Noit'ri1 nnxor'a- 01mm 'nnvrc'n' Application filed June 27,1930, Seria1No. 464,332. v Y

My present invention has reference to seed through the eye 3 of the spout 1 a central eye 1 covering chains for grain drills, and the prior loopedend 5' of the hanger of the improve mary object of the invention is the provision m nt- The hanger is'constructed of wire and i of a means for this purpose whereby thechain from its looped end, is provided with arms,

5 can b supported i a Spread diti t'th wh ch are arrangedfat outward angles and rear of the so that the ame efle g lVlllOh for distinction are indicated tively cover the-seed directly after it passes u e s '6 and sp t vely. The upper, into the furrow and will likewise be positived 0 t e a m 7 is given a rou ded t ist; as 1 di t d i t th furrow lndicated by the numeral 8, and the outer 10 A still further object is the provision of a end of the arm 6 is rounded and bent upo 11 5 device for this purpose which may be easily l P 'P t S with a 11001! e Y- and quickly attached to the eye ofthe seed C011 POThlOIl 8 ce rhhelethrough one of pout of any rdinary drill nayv be tllG llIlkS Of a (3118.111 and Of course, the id d t l t th di t b t th eye 9 receives thereina second link of the said 5 side elements of the chain, which may be h- I "T165 vertically adjusted and likewise shortened 71th h p o t 1t 1S obvlfms that t I so that the same can be arranged near the drag chalh, maybe y l e Wlth spout or runner in gummy soil toprevent the F P t s pp w e h pp clogging of the chain as it travels over such i constructed of strong wlre'hhe arms 6 0 soil and further wherein the chain leaves the thereof y h Spaced away f m i field-behind the drill in a better condition other t f spaces e sldesofthe than those of an Ordinary Construction continuous chain 10. The improvementvwill A Still further and important Object is the positively direct seed into the furrow made provision of a hanger for chains that can be by the dlsc 2 and W111 leave the ground l 25 readily attached to the eye and the seed to the rear of the spouts By properly spout of any ordinary grain drill, and which lusting the chain the Same cannot clog h includes a wire member having a central eye h h of the earth which t is ess and angle arms which merge into hooks to h 1t 13 thought the o s s n which the chains are adj ustably and if neces- W111 fully and Clearly Set h the slmpltclty a Saw removahly connected and advantages of my device to those Skllled" T the attainment of the foregoing t in the art to wlnc'h such invention relates so Vention consists in the imprmfement here that further detailed description will not be I inatter described and definitely claimed requlred obvlously I 11.017 wlsthto be h In the drawings: h V strlcted to the specific details herein shown Figure 1 is a side elevation of a suflicient d descnbed and? therefore hold myself 4 portion of a disc grain drill provided with t' to m k Such Changes thsrefrom as the improvement fairly fall within the scope of what]: claim, Figure 2 is a perspective View of the Having described the inventioml claim:

' provement and a portion of theseedspout 'z hm q seed t of disc seeding machine having an eye on the in section. V V

Figure 3 is g) Elan View of the improve rear thereof, ofa wire member having a cone ment tral loop that is freely passed through the eye, said member having angula rly disposed In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings the arms which merge into-hooks and a chain 5 seed spout of a disc drill'is indicated by the numeral 1. The seed spout is mounted at the having Certain of its hhks vengagedy rear of the disc 2 in the usual manner and hooks is provided with the usual outstanding aper 2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a m d l eye 3 arranged a it bl di ,wire member having a central looped portion 56 tame above the runner 4; designed to be passed through the eyeon the 1100 In carrying out my invention I pass rear of the spout of a disc grain planter, said 7 member having its arms arranged at opposite "angles from its 100p but its said arms being bendable toward. or away from each other,

hooks on the outer ends of the arms and an. endless chainl designed to have certain of its links engaged by the hooks.

3. In adevice for the purpose set forth, a 7

Wire member having a central looped portion designed to be passed through the eye on the rear of the spout of a disc grain'plan'te'r,

said member having its arms arranged at opposite angles from its loop, one arm having its outer end looped and its second endfhcnt to provide a hook, and an endless, chain ode-v signed to have certain of its linksreceived in both the loop and hook.

In testimony JOHN M. ZABAGK. 

